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	Diesel Locomotives
		Diesel locomotives, techinically known as diesel-electrics, came into widespread usage here in the United States with the development of the Electro-Motive Corporation’s (EMC, later to become the Electro-Motive Division, or EMD, of General Motors) EA/EB design, first tested on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) in the latter 1930s.
		While the diesel engine is the prime mover, the energy it creates drives an electrical generator, which in turn drives the traction motors found within the locomotive’s trucks that turns its wheels (or the mounts which sit over the axles).
		However, when the diesel was first coming of age there were still several builders, with many steam locomotive manufacturers switching to diesel-electric development when the writing on the wall became apparent that diesels were the future.
	www.american-rails.com /diesel-locomotives.html (545 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Diesel Locomotives Work"
		It combines some great mechanical technology, including a huge, 12-cylinder, two-stroke diesel engine, with some heavy duty electric motors and generators, throwing in a little bit of computer technology for good measure.
		This 270,000-pound (122,470-kg) locomotive is designed to tow passenger-train cars at speeds of up to 110 miles per hour (177 kph).
		The diesel engine makes 3,200 horsepower, and the generator can turn this into almost 4,700 amps of electrical current.
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	Diesel Locomotives
		Again, when a steam locomotive is employed on intermittent work, such as shunting, it is necessary to keep up the supply of steam, by stoking the boiler, all the time that the engine is idle, in order to be able to start at short notice; this means a wastage of coal.
		Despite its numerous advantages, the Diesel locomotive is inferior to the steam type in one important respect - namely, that it requires a transmission system to convey the power from the engine to the driving wheels, and to deliver this power at the proper wheel speed.
		In the steam locomotive the fuel is burnt much more wastefully in the firebox of a boiler to convert water into steam, the latter being admitted into the cylinder of a steam engine working at lower pressures and temperatures.
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	Ferrymead Railway Diesel Locomotives
		Tr 22 is another small diesel shunter, built by the Drewry Car Co in 1939, being one of 17 of these small (9 ton) locomotives to operate on New Zealand Railways.
		In latter years the locomotives reverted to their originally intended function of shunting and transfer and were dispersed to various parts of the country including Dunedin and Invercargill in the South Island.
		The Diesel Traction Group selected Di 1820 for preservation and she was transferred to the South Island in 1991, then on to the Ferrymead Railway.
	www.trainweb.org /ferrymeadrail/locos_diesel.htm (1601 words)

	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES
		Diesel locomotives that are in service at Yugoslavian State Railroads originate from various producers.
		Small series of 742 locomotives was built in period 1971-1975.
		760 mm narrow gauge diesel locomotive built by Đuro Đaković at late sixties.
	www.angelfire.com /co3/drustvo/Diesel/diesel.html (484 words)

	UP: Diesel-Electric Locomotives
		Although diesel locomotives first came to American railroads in the 1920s, their use was confined to switch engines, and later to passenger train locomotives.
		The locomotive was repainted with a red, white and blue bicentennial paint scheme and toured much of the nation pulling the "Preamble Express" in advance of the widely publicized steam-powered Freedom Train tours in 1975 and 1976.
		The locomotive was returned to UP after the tour and repainted to its traditional yellow in 1978.
	www.uprr.com /aboutup/history/loco/locohs03.shtml (773 words)

	Diesel Technology Forum: Where is Diesel
		Diesel moves approximately 90 percent of the nation’s freight tonnage, and today nearly all highway freight trucks, locomotives and commercial marine vessels are powered by diesel engines.
		In addition, nearly 60 percent of the famous yellow school buses that transport America’s children to school everyday are fueled by diesel.
		Diesel power provides approximately two-thirds of the energy used to run the machinery on America’s farms.
	www.dieselforum.org /where-is-diesel/railroad (464 words)

	Locomotives \| Nonroad Engines, Equipment and Vehicles \| US EPA
		Locomotive engines are significant contributors to air pollution in many of our nation's cities and ports.
		Although locomotive engines being produced today must meet relatively modest emission requirements set in 1997, they continue to emit large amounts of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter (PM), both of which contribute to serious public health problems.
		In May 2004, as part of the Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule, EPA finalized new requirements for nonroad diesel fuel that will decrease the allowable levels of sulfur in fuel used in locomotives by 99 percent.
	www.epa.gov /otaq/locomotv.htm (845 words)

	Mining Technology - Clayton Equipment Ltd - Locomotives and Haulage Solutions for Mining, Tunnelling and Surface ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Clayton locomotives are often custom built to suit a client's specific requirements and our team of experienced engineers will always work with you to assist in selecting the most suitable equipment for your application.
		Locomotives outside this criteria may be available designed to suit your application.
		Clayton supplied two 28t diesel locomotives to Balfour Beatty in 2003 for their contract for the electrification of the Rawang to Ipoh main line project in Malaysia.
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